v2.2.3
safing/portmasterv2.2.3Aug 14, 2026by stenya
AI Summary
This release focuses on critical stability fixes, including crashes after restart and DNS listener issues, alongside improvements to mDNS reliability and DNS-over-HTTPS support.
Key Highlights
- Fixed oversized DNS packets that could kill the internal DNS listener.
- Fixed Portmaster crash after the first restart on some systems.
- Resolved multiple mDNS reliability and correctness issues.
- Fixed Windows uninstall overwriting unrelated startup registry entries.
- Enabled HTTP/2 for DNS-over-HTTPS resolvers.
New Features
- Enable HTTP/2 for DNS-over-HTTPS resolvers
Full Release Notes
## What's Changed * fix: Oversized DNS packets could kill the internal DNS listener by @stenya in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2227 * fix: Multiple mDNS reliability and correctness issues by @stenya in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2229 * fix: Internal service workers could silently stop recovering after a failure by @stenya in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2228 * fix: Portmaster crash after the first restart on some systems by @stenya in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/issues/2191 * fix: (Windows) Uninstall overwriting unrelated startup registry entries by @GCDBusiness in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2217 * fix: (Windows) Logging regression that broke log output after service restart by @stenya in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2221 * fix: (UI) Enter key accidentally triggering delete buttons in the profile editor by @stenya * improvement: Automatically repair corrupted intel/resource update artifacts by @floze-the-genius in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2196 * improvement: Enable HTTP/2 for DNS-over-HTTPS resolvers by @stenya * improvement: Include block reason in denied DNS query logs by @stenya * improvement: (UI) Add fingerprint tooltip to app profile cards in "All Apps" view by @stenya in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/issues/2183 * improvement: (UI) Add tooltips and group entries in the tools menu by @stenya ## New Contributors * @GCDBusiness made their first contribution in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2217 * @floze-the-genius made their first contribution in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2196 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/safing/portmaster/compare/v2.2.1...v2.2.3